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‘Thunderbolts*’ Is Marvel’s Return to Form. Is It Too Late?
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Sean and Amanda are joined by their superhero correspondent, Mallory Rubin, to cover the latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Jake Schreier’s, ‘Thunderbolts*’ (2:04). They praise the strong performances from Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan, and dive deep into some spoilers to project which key characters could play a critical part going forward (18:15). Lastly, they have a big-picture conversation about the MCU and debate whether this return to form is too late to course-correct the state of Marvel (1:17:09).
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Mallory Rubin
Producer: Jack Sanders
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